The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-10
A CURIOUS COINCIDENCE.
Lieut.. Darr and the Wife of Lieut..
Totten Leave West Point Together.

Lieut.. Darr and the Wife of Lieut..
Totten Leave West Point Together.
From the Ne,o York Herald
Society at West Point has lost two of its
leading lights, and in a manner that has set
all the gossips' tongues wagging
1t may be merely a coincidence that these
two went away together. In that close
community known as "The Post" no
body would dream of saying n word" about
il, but they shake their heads ominously and
shrug their shoulders, as if comment was
either superiluouS or entirely inadaquate
All because n dashing Lieutenant hap
pened TO leave by the same train as the wife
of another Lieutenant not quite SO dashing
1t was n curious coincidence and that may
be all there is tolt. Let the facts speak for
themselves.
The twain both belong to military fami-
lies of renown. The lady is Mrs Totten,
wife of Lieut. John n Totten, assistant in
structor in the department of modern Ian
guages, and son of Gen. Totten Mrs.
Totten is the daughter of John d. Townsend.
of New York, and sister OF the wife of
Lieut.. Fremont. The gentleman is Lieut..
Darr, son of Gen. Francis A. Darr, who
recently discovered the double life being led
by Kissane out in California. The Ieliten-
ant is assistant instructor in military tao
iiNN itb w t'J tilt, anu Dpbil Ht dtlU Lieut..
Totten are graduates OF West Point, Darr
graduating in 1880 and Totten two years
earlier.
THE NoTE-BEAR1NG ORDERLY
Lieut.. 1otten is not what one might call
lady's man, while Lieut.. Darr most decidedly
is. Mrs. Totten is petite plump brunette,
full of health and spirits. Ever since Darr
came TO the post in 1885 the two have been
on very friendly terms. This intimacy in
creased during the past year, if one might
judge from the number of notes carried
over by the gcntleman's orderly with strict
injunctions TO place them in Mrs. Totten's
own hands or else bring them back
Tho two men We're always friendly and il
is only the goSsips who say that the hus-
band some time ago ordered his wife not TO
receive the dashing Lieutenant any more,
and that she Indignantly refused. After this
vague some time ago." the bachelor and
the wife vera often seen crossing the ferry
together or out driving, and the note carry
ing orderly was still kept busy under the
same instructions rs before Then Lieut.
Totten applied for leave of absence to visit
his mother at New London who is sick His
wife did not go
And now for the strange coincidence.
On Sunday a week aga Lieut.. Darr aud
Mrs. Totten drove down to the West Shore
depot together and left on the ! :33 train for
the city. This 1t Is that started all tho un
favorable rumors about them.
HE RESIGNS MS COMMISSION
Lieut.. Darr's disappearance from West
Point was sudden and unexpected enough
TO start no end of talk, apart from the fact
that pretty woman left with him. But
certain facts have since come TO light which
show that it was premeditated so far as he
was concerned. During the week he quiet
ly cleared ont his tent and sold most of his
effects 10 Kohler, the teacher ofgymnastics.
He also sold to him his high stepping grey
horse and his buggy, Aud he gave strict
orders tIut certain OF his wardrobe was to